Texas and Rutgers' crazy conversions proved football is in a golden era of fake tush pushes

The Philadelphia Eagles have made the “Tush Push” into one of football’s latest offensive trends. Also known as the “Brotherly Shove”, it is essentially football in its purest form, with one group of men pushing another in a war of inches.

It’s been debated and imitated. And now – as happens with every new trend in football – it is evolving.

On Saturday, two college football teams lined up in formations akin to the Eagles’ “Tush Push” in fourth-and-1 situations to make opposing defenses believe it was going for a short quarterback run up the gut. And both defenses fell for it.

The first victim was Ohio State, who got fake-Tush-Pushed by Rutgers. After receiving the snap, the Scarlet Knights’ quarterback hiked the ball between his legs to running back Kyle Monangai, who ran around the pile of bodies for a 45-yard gain.

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Down in Texas, the Longhorns put their own spin on a fake “Tush Push” against Kansas State. After receiving the snap, the quarterback quickly pitched to his right where Texas running back CJ Baxter reeled in the ball, dodged a defender and took it 54 yards for a touchdown.

CJ Baxter said SEE YA

On 4th & 1 he breaks off for a huge TD run for @TexasFootball #sponsoredby @Wendys pic.twitter.com/tyPOODwPP0

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